#it's been a while since my last art tutorial heh

[skullsemi]

How do you draw beaks?? I love your art!

Thank you, anon!! And honestly, I have no idea–I mean, some idea I do, I'm just still trying to improve myself on that

I'm not sure how I would do a tutorial this time BUT HEY here's a few basic tips that may help out!

Also: Really draw it, draw that weird angle, pick a fav bird and fill a page with them. The key to learn is really observing, understanding and of course drawing a lot

It'll help you get it way more than just sticking to the same beak expression

As I always say, these can kinda teach you how to learn to draw anything, divide it by shapes and see how each thing work!

I don't really think there's a right way to do it, so it's up to you!

[emilianadarling]

New ‘Warrior’ Cover Art for Chapter 5: Eye of the Storm

My quest to create new and updated cover art for only as strong as the warrior next to you continues! Last time, I updated the cover art of Chapter 6: Ghosts in the Nursery, which I’d never been fully satisfied with. This time, it’s all new cover art for Chapter 5: Eye of the Storm. 

This cover art has been one of experimentation!! I learned how to do the ‘holo effect’ on Din in order to make it, including semi-ineptly following along with a fast-paced Youtube tutorial above my skill level. 🤣 Lots of pausing, going back, re-watching, heh.  

So glad to be able to include Chandrila in the distance, including the tropical storm from orbit. The Eye of the Storm scene spent some time cut from the fic and moved into the scraps folder before I realized how both I and the story needed it lmao. Funny since, in the end, from a writing perspective it’s one of the scenes in the series that I can imagine in my mind’s eye most vividly and clearly. (And hear clearly! Luke taking off in the shuttle was brainstormed in my mind to this song.) 

It’s been fun, while Caro and I are taking some well-earned rest time, to go back and do some fun extras. :3 Since I didn’t start making cover art for every chap until later, it’s been fun to revisit earlier installments visually!

Huge shout-out to Star Wars comic artists for creating such inspiring works, and to @universeinorbit and @lovey-dovey-and-sad for their great help and suggestions!!

[twstarchives]

Sebek Zigvolt・Voice Lines

School Uniform - R

Unlock Card “Get to class now! You’re wasting time.”

Groovy “Someday I ought to teach you how you’re supposed to behave towards your superiors.”

Home Setting “I take close care of my appearance.”

Home Transitions “I was miraculously able to enroll at the same school as the Young Master. I’d like to watch his growing success from as close-up as possible.”

“I’m hungry... The bread from the school store isn’t filling at all. I want more meat.”

“I joined the horse-riding club because I thought it’d be wise to pick up practical activities. All knights should be able to ride a horse.”

Home Transition (Login Greeting) “To make sure that you’re not a threat to the Young Master, I’ve decided to observe you all day today. Don’t run out of sight.”

Home Taps “Styling my hair every morning is a chore, but I never want the Young Master to see me looking sloppy.”

“Silver is the only person I know in the Valley of Thorns from the same generation as me. ‘My friend’...? As if I’d call him a friend!” 

“The Young Master is also taking classes here. It’s 1000 years too early for us to be skipping them!!”

“I have a loud voice? What are you saying? Your voice is just too quiet!!”

“Are you trying to play tag? I’ve long since outgrown childish games like that.”

PE Uniform - R

Unlock Card “As if I’d lose any contest! The training all of you have done is nothing compared to mine!”

Groovy “Want me to tell you my training routine? Only if you can keep up.”

Home Setting “Let me take you on.”

Home Transitions “To improve yourself, you need to eat well, work well, sleep well, and play hard! ...That’s what Master Lilia taught me.”

“I train so that I can be the Young Master’s sword and shield whenever he needs me.”

“I heard we’re having a long-distance race for our next PE class. I’m better at short-distance, though... No. You aren’t a guard without good stamina.”

Home Transition (Login Greeting) “Why is your back hunched over like that? You look sloppy! Stick out your chest and fix that posture!”

Home Taps “Whenever I go to practice for the horse-riding club, the horses always get scared of me. I’m not going to eat them or anything. They’re so skittish.”

“Being left-handed often comes in handy when I’m sparring. But no matter which hand I use, my victories will always be in the name of the Young Master.”

“There’s no point in training without a reason. It’s important to me that I gain power to protect the Young Master.”

“Don’t waste your breath. All that matters while you’re training is willpower, persistence, and a fighting spirit!! That’s it!”

“You want to play soccer together? ...Alright. I certainly have no plans of losing to a human.”

Lab Coat - SR

Unlock Card “Your appearance reflects who you are inside. I won’t let a single wrinkle to pass.”

Groovy “You want to study with me? Very well. Show me what you’ve got.”

Home Setting “I don’t have any blind spots in today’s class either.”

Home Transitions “I’ll get the highest score on our next test. And then the Young Master will praise me...!”

“The environment in the greenhouse is just amazing. It’s warm, humid, and so easy to relax in there.”

“I learned everything that was covered in our lesson last period when I was in middle school. Education in the Valley of Thorns was very intensive.”

Home Transition (Login Greeting) “The most I’ll do is give you a few hints for your assignment. I’d rather not be dragged down during our joint class.”

Home Transition (Groovy) “You look exhausted. I’ll share some tips with you on how to remain focused.”

Home Taps “I’m very good at solving both numerical and chemical equations. But there’s never a need to use cheap tricks like that when the Young Master is around. Heheh.”

“Do you have any Awakening Potions? I want to try making Silver drink an entire bucket full.”

“Master Lilia gave me this drink. He said it’s an excellent beverage that lets you take in your meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables all at once!”

“I’m not good at art, since it’s so subjective. Subjects where the solutions are very clear is more my speed.”

“Stop tugging at my clothes. I can’t appear in front of the Young Master looking indecent!”

Home Tap (Groovy) “Could you recommend a book for me? I’ll try reading it tonight.”

Ceremony Robes - SR

Unlock Card “The Young Master would never get upset over something as minor as a school assembly.”

Groovy “Hmph. Even you look befitting today.”

Home Setting “I don’t want to see the Young Master look so dejected...”

Home Transitions “As if I’d ever feel nervous at a school event of all things! Festivals in the Valley of Thorns are so much grander than this.”

“Have you seen the Young Master anywhere? I haven’t been able to reach him in a while. ...Don’t tell me he— ...Again?”

“It’s not worth having a ceremony if the Young Master isn’t participating. They should just stop it midway through.”

Home Transition (Login Greeting) “YOUNG MAAAASTER!! Where did you go...? Oh, perfect timing. Come look for the Young Master with me.”

Home Transition (Groovy) “Grim was causing a ruckus again. I swear, I can’t believe how much of a pig he is. ...What? Why are you looking at me like that?”

Home Taps “Before coming to this academy, I spent an entire year dedicating myself to my studies. I did it because I had faith I’d be able to get into this school too.”

“No matter how alert you think you are, Master Lilia will always find a way to sneak behind you. Oh, see? Turn around.”

“I feel like I’ve gotten taller again lately. These robes might even end up being too small for me.”

“Do I look okay? Nothing’s out of place? It’s fine if I appear in front of the Young Master like this, right..? ...Oi, are you even listening to me?”

“Stop with that mumbling. If you want to say something then say it loud and clear!!”

Home Tap (Groovy) “The Young Master’s ideas are so grand. Sometimes, I can’t even begin to understand them. That’s why I admire him so much.”

Birthday Celebration Outfit - SSR

This card was only obtainable during Sebek’s birthday event (Mar 15 - Mar 21, 2021).

Login on Birthday “Human, have you come to give me a birthday present? I see... Thank you! I was just giving the Young Master my gratitude earlier as well. I am the luckiest man at this school!”

Unlock Card “No matter if it’s my birthday, I’m not going to abandon my duties as a guard or stop being vigilant!”

“I-I never thought I’d be able to receive a birthday blessing from the Young Master... How lucky am I!!”

Groovy “Despite being a human, you’re celebrating to make me happy... I’ve improved my opinion of you, just a little. J-Just a little!”

Home Setting “Alright! I think I can still perfectly carry out my guard duties in this outfit.”

Home Transitions “This cutlery and tableware is placed in the wrong order. Did you not know I’m left-handed? You didn’t do enough research beforehand!”

“Lilia told me that ‘a sound soul lives in a trained body.’ I must not forgo my training, even on my birthday.”

“My magic manifested at a late age. When I was little, I always wanted to be like my older brother and sister, who could magically light the candles on a cake.”

Home Transition (Login Greeting) “I’ve gone hungry all day to get ready for this party. I only had three servings for lunch!”

Home Transition (Groovy) “I-I lost again... This may be a party game, but I can’t stand to keep losing to the likes of a human! One more round!”

Home Taps “Azul told me ‘I heard you liked Magical Analysis’ and gave me a rare book on it... but I feel like he wants something big in return.”

“Riddle gave me a special horseback riding lesson. You don’t often get a chance like that. I’ll remember it as a fond birthday memory.”

“Silver, that bastard! He gave me dumbbells as a gift! That can’t mean anything but him thinking my training isn’t enough!”

“Epel gave me a fruit carving of the Young Master. It’s an incredible piece of work... but there’s no way I could bring myself to eat it!”

“I-I hear an explosion!? What’s happening!? ...Oh, you’re popping party poppers? It’s so loud! You know you’re bothering the people around you!!”

Home Tap (Groovy) “Here, I went and got you ten plates of food. ...You’re good with just one? Heh! I know you’re a human, but you eat so little.”

Duo Magic Sebek: “Let me thank you for your blessings, Cater!!!” Cater: “HBD, Sebek-kins~!”

Tutorial “Follow me, human! Make sure you commit the grand sight of the Young Master to memory.”

Lv Up “Did you see that!? Look at the progress I made!”

“I’ll be able to take even more action now with this!”

“Mm. Not bad.”

Max Lv Up “Maybe now I’ve turned into a man who can gain just a little of the Young Master’s approval. ...No, I shouldn’t act conceited. I need to get rid of these thoughts and focus on keeping myself devoted. Let’s go!”

Episode Lv Up “I always viewed you as nothing but a meager human, and yet you’ve become someone I rely on so much... You’re just always surprising me.”

Magic Lv Up “This power...! Young Master! Did you see that just now!? Wait... He’s not here. Kgh. That must mean this still isn’t enough...!”

Limit Break “I need to get even bigger, smarter, and stronger to be a proper servant for the Young Master!”

Groovy “I’m feeling happy and energized! This really does feel nice. Make sure you never forget all this success I’ve made!”

Lesson Select “Human! I decided to take a class with you today. Which one do you want? Hurry up and pick.”

“What? You look so nervous. Isn’t the point of classes you’re weak in to be a challenge for you?”

“Master Lilia taught me that your classes are just another part of your training. I’m not going to slack off in any of my subjects.”

Lesson Start “Let’s give today our all!”

Lesson End “Knowledge enriches the body and soul! Let’s work hard next time too!”

Battle Start “I’ll swallow you whole!”

Battle End “This win is for our king!”

Other

Profile Quote “Don’t even think that you can come close to the great Lord Malleus Draconia, lowly human!”

January 2020 Trailer “Are you a new student too? Take utmost care not to be rude to the Young Master.”

Countdown Poster “Meager humans ought to bow down before the Young Master.”

Login Bonus “Hmph! You’re pretty capable for a human. But I don’t go a single day without training myself.”

Player Birthday Wish “What are you doing here? On your birthday, you’re supposed to eat your favorite food, sing, and celebrate. You didn’t even know that…? Very well, then. I’ll teach you how to spend your birthday the right way!”

Magic History

Good ★

“Come at me anytime!”

“I’m... not tired!”

“Humans are so shallow.”

“I learned a lot from this.”

“The Young Master is even more incredible.”

“Cat! Shut up!”

“Serve the king.”

“The Young Master will make history.”

“Silver’s asleep?”

Great ★★

“I want to get closer to the Young Master.”

“Fascinating...”

“Piece of cake!”

Perfect ★★★

“Easy.”

“I have no business with weaklings.”

“Don’t make light of me, human.”

Special Lesson Perfect ★★★

“My answer is this!”

“How old is the Headmaster...?”

“I won’t let you disturb me!”

Flying

Good ★

“It’s a beautiful morning.”

“I’m not letting Silver win.”

“I’m not scared of getting hurt.”

“I can’t turn smoothly.”

“Trust me on my speed!”

“My stomach growled.”

“I respect our coach’s stamina.”

“Take control of your problems...”

“I���m going to master this.”

Great ★★

“Oh...! Young Master!”

“I feel like jumping for joy!”

“I’m never off my guard.”

Perfect ★★★

“No one can catch up to me!”

“All right!”

“You want to challenge me?”

Special Lesson Perfect ★★★

“Headmaster, what do you need?”

“Don’t stand where I’m about to go!”

“Everyone’s so slow!”

Alchemy

Good ★

“You’ve looked miserable all morning.”

“I’m keeping an eye on Master Lilia.”

“I’m very adept.”

“Let’s do this!”

“Immortality, huh...?”

“Did I get ahead of Silver?”

“That’s a gross color...”

“I’m hungry...”

“I’m not a dog!”

“Did you read the footnotes?”

“I see.”

“Humans are so greedy.”

“Gold isn’t going to satisfy me.”

“This jewel would suit the Young Master.”

“Be quiet and take your lesson!”

Great ★★

“There’s nothing I can’t eat.”

“Please praise me!”

“You think I could fail at this level?”

“Hmph. Piece of cake.”

“Gape at the power of the Valley of Thorns!”

Perfect ★★★

“Young Master, please accept this.”

“No trouble at all.”

“This is probably how the Young Master would do it.”

“What do you think? Perfect, huh?”

“You still can’t do it?”

Special Lesson Perfect ★★★

“Stay cool... and composed.”

“No one could outshine the Young Master.”

“Hm? He’s watching me.”

“I’ll get grades that won’t tarnish our dorm’s name!”

“A perfect brew.”

[phoenotopia]

2019 October Update

Woops, I slipped by my stated blog date since I thought September had 31 days for some reason. So here's the end of September update, 1 day late.

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Writing... And more writing.

That captures the majority of what transpired the last 2 months. The biggest cutscenes have been scripted as well as most towns, so we're really close... I estimate that the writing will conclude within the next 3 *weeks* and we will actually have a game that can be played from start to finish... Don't get too excited though, because then begins the game's vigorous playtesting phase and more polish. And since I've never launched a commercial game before, the next steps (PR, marketing, lot checking, ESRP rating application, trailers recutting, release date finding, etc) are uncharted territory. The only experience I have is launching a flash game 5 years ago, and that was a lot quicker and a lot less complicated... And so, I can't gauge how long it'd take nor give an accurate release date yet. However, as soon as I do know, it'll be sure to post it here first!

--- COMPUTER BROKE DOWN ---

Among the events that transpired in the last 2 months, my computer actually broke down. It would manifest as the computer shutting off about 10 minutes after turn on. And this was really worrisome because if my computer croaked, it would be a huge blow to the game's development. The time it would take to restore the specific dev environment I had set up would be considerable...

Luckily, it was repaired after 4 days of intense troubleshooting. I'll spare you the long list of events that transpired, but eventually my brother and I were able to narrow the problem down to non-spinning fans on the graphics card. I was able to zippo-tie two chassis fans together, and insert them below the Gfx Card's heat sink. Much cheaper than replacing the whole graphics card!

(please hold until the game's done)

--- MORE PLAYTESTING CHANGES ---

I'll discuss here some additional fixes/changes to the game based on my brother's previous playthrough (still going through that list, heh...)

F. Remember you can climb roots

I remember from a public demo I attempted (3 years ago?), that a lot of people got stuck at these roots, not realizing they could be climbed. Since then, we did a few things to ensure that the first encountered roots would be climbed. The roots' colors were brightened so they would stand out. A character, Ernest, comments that others have climbed the roots. And finally, standing in front of the roots will cause the "Press UP" tutorial prompt to appear.

So how did my brother fare when I did the playtest 2 months ago? He climbed the roots, thankfully. He climbed the next few sets as well. However, later on, in a dungeon, he forgot that climbable roots were a thing. Back to square one. So there's a lesson here... Even if you teach a player something, there's no guarantee that it'll stick.

So in the picture above, you can see my next attempt at an invisible hand to remind the player. In the red circle, notice there are 4 blue dots. These blue dots pulsate wherever there are climbable roots (They're a lot more visible in motion). The idea is to tie an unusual image to an action. I anticipate when the player sees 4 pulsating dots, they'll react by attempting a variety of actions, before eventually concluding that you can only climb them. And that this experience will be more memorable for it - to be conjured up whenever the player sees 4 blue dots. I look forward to observing what happens with the next blind playtester. (Btw, in reading this blog, you have disqualified yourself from playtesting :P)

G. Instant Food Eating

As stated in a previous blog post, the player can't eat from the menu. Food must be eaten in real-time. It's up to the player to find a safe spot to eat, away from interruptions. Some foods can be eaten more quickly, proving more valuable in a fight.

However, what about on the world map?

You can't use tools or items on the world map, which means no healing at all! I saw my brother opening the menu and tinkering around, confident that it could be done. Because why couldn't you?

Indeed... he didn't say anything, but I wrote it down as a feature to be added. And after adding it, found that eating from the menu was  fun! After years of using the new system, to have the old flash system's implementation of healing again was refreshing.

And so I decided to add it as a possible new characteristic of food. There's now a special class of food, "candy", that actually can be used from the menu (world map or no). Rest assured, candy items will be balanced - costing more than regular food, and their healing effects will tend to be less than other more timely items.

(the “eat” subcommand appears for "candy" class items. The candy icon on the bottom-right denotes a candy class item)

H. Fishing Hud finally updated

This wasn't something discovered through playtesting, more of an unfinished task that sat around for far too long. 

(Old fishing hud on left. New fishing hud on the right)

In the old fishing hud (perhaps an example of minimalism taken too far), the fish's health is represented by 10 white dots. In the new fishing hud, the fish's health lines up and mirrors the player's own stamina. Whoever outlasts the other wins!

I had actually been sitting on the finalized graphics for over a year. For some reason, the last 10% implementation of a feature tends to be the most boring. In game development, I find myself jumping around often, working on whatever can catch my interest. That's good for ensuring that the game's development is always moving forward in *some* capacity. But now at the tail end of development, only the most boring tasks are left...

--- WRITING ---

So I mentioned writing. One of the things written in the last 2 months was the entirety of the "monster" village's NPCs. This time I also roped in Pirate (formerly artist, now also writer), since she's quite familiar with their lore having drawn them and their town.

When I wrote trolls, I wanted to give them a unique speech, not unlike the Mr. Saturns from Earthbound. My idea was to capitalize all words and then strip away as many unnecessary words as I could, while keeping the meaning identical.

Pirate then took the result and improved upon it, establishing rules their language could follow to be consistent:

Simplified negatives (no instead of not/don’t/can’t/etc);

Object pronouns replace subject, possessive and reflexive pronouns (me/name instead of I/my/mine/myself). 

No ‘be’ verb or it’s conjugations (am, is, are).

No verb conjugation.

No articles.

(A sample of troll language. Harpy language is similar, but no caps, and a few other variations.)

Another neat thing that happened naturally over the past two months was a construction of a "timeline". The timeline takes the form of a 2D chart, with the major players lined up on the left, and the years up top. There are new characters this time around, and having the timeline as a reference, helps to make sure the lore is on point.

(the timeline, blurred. An internal tool to aid writing)

--- FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ---

Speaking of which, it was the game's 5 year anniversary this past August 20th. Thank you to Firana for reminding me!

Five years... Five Years... T_T (I thought I'd be done by now)

It'd be neat to do a longer in-depth retrospective on this game's long development, but I'll wait for the game to be properly finished first.

--- FAN ART ---

We have 3 lovely fan arts that came in the past 2 months.

(Art by Amaury Lorin)

I like how this picture selectively colors the night sky, comet, and fire. Very artistic! Amaury also submitted a poem (in French). Here it is!

Parmi cette clarté que la nuit seule émet, Au-dessus des radis géants qui s'épanouissent, Nonobstant sans souci les herbes qui frémissent, Sous un ciel calme et sombre, un village dormait.

Éprise de liberté, une puki part Là-bas, quelque part où des prés plus verts la tenant. "Oh, s'écrie un enfant, une étoile filante!" Veille, enfant : pour tes grands yeux curieux seuls, ce soir,

Indifférente au sol précipité sur elle, L'étoile tombe... Écoute, enfant, elle t'appelle; L'étoile : "Suis-je un ange, un messager du ciel?

Avec mes feux, suis-je augure, ou suis-je étincelle? Gloire d'un monde haut, d'une nuit éternelle... Et j'arrive!" --Dors, enfant, tes yeux ont sommeil...

                                                         ...mais demain...

(Art by LittleLys Owo)

Gale smiling and flashing the peace sign. Nice! I like the skillful use of vectors to draw the lineart.

(Art by Shafiyahh)

Shafiyahh, who also drew fanarts in the last update, returns with this cool picture of Gale sporting the katana, a hidden weapon that... JK. I Love the composition of characters, and the flashy background - very anime-esque!

That's all for now. Next update will come at the end of November!

[mooifyourecows]

Hey moo. I was just wondering if the names of your playlists on Spotify are the titles of your ongoing WIPs . Because I remember the name emi from one of your excerpts during the WIP game and there was a playlist named ‘and the emi goes to’. I am curious about ‘youboober’ and ‘tag a bitch’ tho. They seem interesting. I mean I heard the playlists of your posted fics. They re really good! Especially Gunmetal blue and summer rain.

ohh haha i didn’t know people browsed through my playlists. heh...

yeah a pretty good amount of my playlists were made for my WIPs. they’re mostly also WIPs themselves as i usually just jampack a playlist full of songs that MIGHT be good mood music and then over the course of writing the story they’re paired with, i delete and add and move around until i’m ready to post the story

i’m putting off editing at the moment, so I guess i’ll give a long, unnecessary explanation for the two you asked about lmao

Tag a Bitch: this one is definitely going to change and grow as i write more of the story. It’s my UshiTen that I started a little while ago. It’s temporarily titled “tag a bitch” just because Tendou is a graffiti artist and i’m bad at titling things so they get stupid names until i think of something

Uhm... basic synopsis of that one is that Ushiwaka is the rich son of the CEO of a large corporation and is sent off to a poor, inner city neighborhood to convince the people living there to sell their property so that Ushiwaka’s company can buy them and convert them into some corporate bullshit. Maybe some condos or something. On his way there though, he comes across Tendou’s street art covering a wall. While he’s admiring it, he gets mugged and Tendou shows up to chase the muggers off. He leads lost little lamb Ushi into his apartment with the promise of pizza and beer, then sends him on his way, his main mission to bully the owners into selling completely forgotten. Aaaand of course he goes back again and again and again and it’s gay and they do crimes, the end.

The playlist started out as “okay Aerosmith, yes, Last Child is perfect. The Farm? Hell yeah, oh and let’s not forget Eat the Rich and Sweet Emotion” and then I listened to Kimbra’s Past Love and was like, “Oh that’s just adorable. You know who else is gonna be adorable? Ushiwaka. Add it to the list.” and I dunno my dude, I vibe with it hella hard rn

youboober: this playlist is total bullshit but so is the story it’s the mood for so hey it works, i guess?

It’s for my DaiSuga youtuber/idol AU. 

needlessly detailed summary: Suga is a popular- like really popular, like rich af PewdiePie kinda popular(except without the racism or whatever people hate PewdiePie for, i dunno nothin about him)- American youtuber who has been making videos with his best friend Tanaka since he was fifteen. He does primarily sketch comedy and Jenna Marbles-esque “look at the weird and semi-insane thing i did this week” but has been dipping his toes into commentary videos too to help him keep up with his “one video a week” schedule. He also collabs with other youtubers, especially Mattsun, whose channel is just him being a drop out engineer who makes evil little machines that he makes Suga and his other friends get tortured by. Tanaka is a music producer and makes little tutorial or challenge videos where he tries to make a song in less than five minutes using only... snare drum and... soprano saxophone... ya know. shit like that. Kenma is a videogame streamer. Kiyoko has a channel kinda like PostmodernJukebox where she takes modern music and converts it to an old timey style and has guests perform them with her and her girlfriend/guitarist Yachi. Bokuto is a stunt man and Akaashi is a visual effects artist. they collab. a lot. if you know what i mean. 

basically they’re all based off of the type of youtubers i watch regularly because everything i write is 169% indulgent 

Other side of the world: Daichi is the leader of one of Japan’s most famous idol groups (based solely on my knowledge of kpop because i’m not huge into the jpop scene so SUE ME). The group is named “Imber” and the other members include: Oikawa (vocalist), Atsumu (rapper and lead dancer), Kuroo (rapper), Hinata (rapper), Kageyama (vocalist), Yamaguchi (vocalist). Iwaizumi is the group’s manager/bullshit wrangler. Noya is the choreographer, Asahi their hair stylist. Ukai is the company CEO, Tsukki their lead camera director, Makki clothes stylist, Kita one of their main producers, Ennoshita their MV director. 

Daichi also just so happens to be Suga’s biggest, number one fan. He’s been watching Suga’s videos since he was in high school, pre-idol days, and eventually got the courage to send him a message to let him know how much he enjoys his content. They hit it off and become long distance friends. Problem is: Daichi doesn’t tell Suga his real identity because he doesn’t want him to treat him differently for being super ultra famous worldwide and what not. So he goes by the online moniker “Ren”. Of course everything changes when Tanaka, a fan of Daichi’s group, gets Suga to do a reaction video on their music and he totally falls in love with “Sexy Daddy Daichi and his massive thighs”. Daichi’s group members urge him to confess to Suga that he’s Daichi, but he’s too nervous and keeps hush hush about it.

Plot twist: Suga is already in love with his online friend Ren and just pretends to be head over heels for Idol Daichi for the dramatics. So when Daichi’s group goes on a world tour and Suga gets to interview them for a video for his channel, the group pushes them together and Suga flat out turns him down because “i’m in love with someone else” RIP DAICHI AT LEAST YOU TRIED the end.

The playlist is a total hodge podge because I was trying to get an idea of what each of the idols’ voices would sound like. I like the raspy indie/rock sound of Hyukoh’s vocalist Oh Hyuk (omg i just got their band name lmao i’m slow) and so decided I wanted Daichi to sound something like him, just maybe a bit deeper. I HC Oikawa’s voice to be like Woosung from The Rose. hmmm then I decided Kuroo def raps like Ravi from VIXX because Kuroo is a garbage human but deserves at least one good thing about him so he’s blessed with Ravi’s skill. Atsumu is Mino from Winner... Kageyama is Jungkook from BTS because, you know... genius status. I haven’t found a perfect match for Hinata yet but I’m leaning towards a sorta mix between Bobby from iKON and Jhope from BTS because like... playful? I guess? Yamaguchi is like... Jae from Day6, probably? I dunno don’t ask me i’m stupid. THEN i also have a bunch of Tiny Meat Gang and Danny Gonzales because Suga and Mattsun make stupid comedy music together THE END

whew okay those explanations are way longer than i expected them to be. if you want to know about any other playlists, go ahead and ask, i don’t mind offering some summaries. 

thanks for the ask, babe, i’m glad you’re... well i dunno if you’re enjoying them but.. uh... i’m glad you’re listening anyway? haha okay bye i love you

[nighttimepixels]

answering asks^^

anons & @jellyont okay, can i seriously hug all of you? <3 <3 i’m seriously all kinds of emotional and have been treasuring your messages. i’ve got one hell of an anxiety disorder, so it means the absolute world to me to know that you like my silly art and animations, and that you’d take the time out of your day to send me such sweet messages. even though sometimes i take a while to respond in these posts, i always try to reply to you all-! to me i only would ever want to try to answer you cuties, sweetness has nothing to do with it - except for how sweet all of you are. <3 <3 

gonna go be flustered for 20 years now no worries

ahhh thank you so much, sweet anon! <3 i’ve definitely been the biggest fan of that depiction of his relationship with the skelebros (though i also have a number of fics/other hc interpretations of him as dadster or otherwise that i enjoy too, heh). and as for him falling into the core, ohhh i’m so relieved to hear that. a lot of people seem to either veer on the side of Asgore being purely a cinnapapa victim of grievous circumstance (which i personally just don’t... agree with), or that he would simply just be one of the ones who’d forget. i ended up musing on the circumstances - as Royal Scientist, Gaster would certainly know Asgore, and i like the idea that they were friends... at one point. that terrible feeling when you lose a friend despite your efforts to reach out as they change under terrible circumstances into someone who it is just not healthy to be close to, no matter how much you care/cared for them... i thought that just applied so well. 

i’ve got some ideas for further art with him, both in the ‘origin’ circumstances and during/post void, so i may try and do those soon! <3 thank you for your kind words and interest ;v;<3

tumblr what the heck. i’ve checked it a few times now in the past day, and sometimes it seems to be marked, and others it isn’t...?? i’ll admit that i touch on some dark themes re the child’s soul and tough decisions, moral and ethical grey areas, but nothing... “nsfw” or outright censorable, i don’t think? 

sigh. thank you so much for the head’s up - hopefully it gets resolved, i’ve tried to mark it for review, so fingers crossed. agreed on tumblr really needing to get their algorithms sorted, spaghetti code inner machinations or not.

kasfk thank you, love ;//v//; <3 honestly, heh, i’m always working on something. animations and stills alike. and ahhh, favorite thing...? well... aside from the obvious skelebros and undertale i’d say interactions and shitposty shenanigans X) and also looping gifs, particular when i can spend the time to make the motions in it loop really naturally (like that Stretch gif i did of him smoking along the windowsill).

least favorite...? oh gods. anything to do with mech or vehicles, honestly, especially in pixel form... which, ironic, because the thing i’m ‘most’ working on currently involves precisely that. since you asked about both, here’s a tiny preview of it-

super tiny window bc super incomplete. 

... and i’m making multiple shots of it, no less. OTL|||

@letsallbecalmchaps yes i have! <3 it really was super cute :) and color palettes... oof, that’s definitely a hard one. you’re right, i don’t use ‘pure white’ for the skeletons - choosing palettes is something that... i think is definitely developed over time? and it’s something i’m still absolutely figuring out. my best recommendation is to try working with some of those ‘limited palette’ challenges to get a feel for how coloring and shades work when you only have 4-6 colors to work with (plus it’s a great exercise in silhouettes and the like). beyond that... for me, i’ve settled more on certain palettes based on the tone of colors and schemes that i like. for me, it tends to be a bit warmer, but muted (i don’t usually work in super-saturated colors). the skelebros present a challenge in that, as various colors really come into play for each au skelebro. so really - try experimenting! look at palettes you like, try experimenting, and check out tutorials online about choosing palettes and shading. (and tip on shading that i’m sure you’ve seen - try to stay away from shading with black, even in pixel art! shade in more or less saturated versions of the color you’re working with, and shift a small amount in one direction or the other on the color wheel/spectrum that you’re working with. play with it! it’s a lot of work to find what you like, but so rewarding when you do.)

ah, that’s @with-a-whisper! :) iiii have two potatos following me, actually, so i’m not sure who you’re referring too - though both of them are total sweethearts from when i’ve interacted with them! <3 i try to loop in different cuties when i can, heh. 

i believe you were referencing the Axe gif i did for tyranttortoise’s latest SSLL chapter - thank you so much-! <3 i’ve been experimenting with a few different things, i like the kind of ‘cutscene’-esque look that it ended up leaning towards, so i’m happy to hear that you liked it too! <3

@ate-wapakels69 pshhhh thick thighs and squishy tummies unite! <3 pretty sure that just makes you even more of a 69/10 love ;D and heck yes i know ace attorney, it’s one of my favorite game series! <3 sadly i’ve never played the original apollo justice games, and i’m still trying to get my hands on edgeworth’s investigations, but outside of that i’ve played most of them, including the layton crossover. i love those nerds so freakin much. <3 

you have bestowed your affections onto quite the lucky skeleton, and i’d say you have quite the lovely taste indeed. a glorious pair you shall make, drunken or otherwise. X) <3 <3

... not gonna lie, i’m pretty sure i legitimately squeaked when i got this message, @kissthethunder-!! and then blushed, way too much. for a very extended period of time. 

i mean, everyone, c’mon, let’s be real-

SUCH A CUTIE.

fellow sin-ster, you make my life happier, and are loved right back! keep being your fabulous self - you share so much joy and hilarious delight with your wonderful shenanigans and fantastic writing :)      

oh sweetheart, vent art is absolutely normal and weird in no way at all. every artist i know - and writer, and creator of any variety - has made vent art. creating is such an emotionally-involved experience, it’s only natural for someone to want to explore or express their feelings in their preferred craft(s) - and vent art is no different. if you want to post vent art, then by all means please do! it’s an unfortunate given that some people aren’t fans of it, but if that’s the case, they can either scroll by or choose to not follow. it’s easy to forget, but tumblr is a blogging platform. you’re not required to only post ‘professionally’, or otherwise. if you’re having troubles keeping up with what you feel your blog is demanding, then take a step back and take care of you. if you want to post that kind of art and are nervous to on your main blog/art blog, then you can always create a sideblog that you can have as a more personal one.

to answer the other part of your question more directly - yes, i absolutely draw vent art. sometimes it’s just... general content involving skelebros that i feel comfortable posting. that one you mention specifically was vent art, yes. 

it’s okay to not be okay.

i’ve drawn a number of things, some far rougher than others, to vent. i don’t post all of them, not by any means, sometimes it just doesn’t feel like something i want to share. 

but... hmm. if you’re feeling nervous about it, and alone ,then let me share one that i drew a month or so ago when i was hitting a really bad low. i’ll put it below a cut, as your question is the last one on this post (so anyone who doesn’t want to see it, know that there aren’t further asks below the cut - just an example of my own more personal vent art). 

... it’s very rough. but like i said, it’s vent art. it’s not always about being perfect, or polished, or ‘the best content’ - it’s okay to do things for yourself, to self-insert or not, and to make art not just for your perceived or desired audience.

what’s most important is for you to take care of you. it’s easy to overlook how much heart is poured into your art/stories, like you’re putting a little piece of yourself in every one. take time for you, to build yourself up, to work through the weight of the hardships you go through, to find inspiration, to just... be. 

hopefully me sharing a rough example of my own more outright vent art is... well, i hope you know that i’m here in solidarity with you. pursue art in all the ways you want to, and let yourself explore - for yourself, not just for others.

[ardentamphibianpatton]

Aaaaa! Thank you so so much for tagging me, this is an honour hehe ^^💙

Rules: Answer all 30 questions, and tag 20 people that you want to get to know better.

Nicknames: I oddly, don't have any to be honest pfft. I don't really like nicknames anyway, there are some cute ones though!

Gender: Female

Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'3 last I checked, which wasn't that long ago :'3

Time: Currently, 13:56 (1:56pm)

Favorite Bands: Uhhh, oh boy I have never had a favourite band in about a year pfft. But I do like Green day, Queen and The Beatles.

Fav Solo Artists: Ed sheeran and Halsey.

Song Stuck In My Head: All the things she said but t.A.T.u

Last Movie I Saw: La La Land, I had finally gotten around to watching it, and it was also since someone said that they preferred La La Land over The Greatest Showman. So since I was going to see that soon, I wanted to compare. I still think The Greatest Showman will be better, well we'll have to see!

Last Show I Watched: The Simpsons I think.

When Did I Create My Blog: About, a month ago? Maybe even longer, oh gosh it's been absolutely fantastic though! Many more amazing days to come💙

What Do I Post: Mostly Sander Sides, this either being RP, posts or pictures. Occasionally I'll reblog other stuff because I have not been on my main in a while pfft, I'm gonna be on both a lot this easter holiday though so that's good!

Last Thing I Googled: Oh boy, this is either going to be really embarrassing or something else... okay it was the spelling of mischievous because damn is it hard to get right the first try. :'3

Do I Get Asks: If it's not including RP, then yeah I do get some! So many lovely and sweet people, I just want to adopt all of you aaaa💙 Don't be afraid to send some more in and it can be about absolutely anything, I'd love to answer them! Rp and ooc if you like ^^

Why Did I Choose My URL: Well, if any of you have tried to make a Patton URL with a refrence to Patton, it is kinda difficult. A looooot of people love this little bean, including me, so I had to think of something that would show it's a Patton Blog, but with a little word that also describes him. Then whabam! Here it be hehe.

Following: 176 precious beans

Followed By: 181 amazing people aaaa?! We're almost at 200 already?! Oh I'm excited ^^ Thank you all so much, I love every single one of you💙

Average Hours Of Sleep: About 8 hours most of the time. I know I've been staying up extremely late recently but I still get those 8 hours in heh.

Lucky Number: 7, sometimes 14

Instruments: I used to play a lot of piano! I actually never really "learned" how to play it per se, I mostly just followed along to youtube tutorials of a certain song and then I'd learn it off by heart. That's one way to do it hehe. I gotta get it out again and play some more.

Dream Job: I don't really... know to be honest. I guess something to do with art? Or gaming? Maybe if I had the brain and skill I could be a Game Designer? That would be a dream job y e s.

Dream Trip: Again... not too sure. I've never been abroad and i've never really thought about a big place to go to- You know what nevermind, I just remembered that I would l o v e to go to Japan. Any other places, I'd love to go to Ireland or America, all have reasons mostly ^^

Favorite Food: Pizza, chicken, fish, chips, wraps, rice etc, I love food with a passion.

Nationality: Scottish💙

Favorite Songs: I honestly couldn't never have a favourite song, I have a w i d e selection, and I listen to basically anything. Musicals, swing, electroswing, rock, pop, a bunch of fan songs on YouTube, you name it hehe. My current song that I'm listening to a lot right now is "She used to be mine" by Sara Bareilles, specifically the cover by Anna(annapanstu) on YouTube ^^

Last Book I Read: The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald. It was for school but honestly, I actually enjoyed the book.

Top 3 Fictional Universes I Want To Live In: Uhh, I guess; Overwatch, Hogwarts and probably Sonic.

Tags~

@logicallylogos @roman-ticist @virgil-the-anxious-anxiety @whos-she-never-heard-of-her @deceitful-deception @virgil-anxiety-asks @mightyvirgil54 aaaa anyone else who wants to do it feel free! ^^💙

Tag Game

Heyy I was tagged by both @fandergecko and @sanders-sides-shambles ! Thanks sm for tagging me <3

Rules: Answer all 30 questions and tag 20 people you want to get to know better

Nickname(s): Kate, Kat, Cat Attack

Gender: Female

Sign: Libra in the hooouse!

Height: 5′5 

Time: 4:00 pm

Favorite Band(s): fall out boy, imagine dragons, pentanoix, plus a plethora of others I enjoy listening to but forget their names because I suck at keeping up bands, lol.

Fav Solo Artist(s): hmmmm, uh like I said I really just listen to music in general. Um, off the top of my head I enjoy Grace Vanderwaal’s stuff.

Song Stuck In My Head: now I have Moonlight from Grace Vanderwaal stuck in my head after I mentioned her.

Last Movie I Saw: I literally cannot remember. I have a crap memory.

Last Show I Watched: Breaking Bad. It’s a really good show! Like the plot is amazing! But be careful as there’s some occasional gore in it and honestly I had to close my eyes at points because I’m a sensitive bean.

When Did I Create My Blog: A week after “Is Lying bad?” came out! My main is a multi-fandom blog but it’s mainly Star Wars and I didn’t want to flood my followers w/ Sander Sides stuff so…yeah

What Do I Post: Anything Sander Sides! I write Sander Sides fanfic as well and I’ve been experimenting with digital art !

Last Thing I Googled: how to spell Pentanoix because I mess it up every time ajsddsll

Do I Get Asks: Occasionally! An anon has asked me to rec fics a couple times and that’s super fun for me! I have several writing prompts that I’ve been trying to get done that’s left over from my 100 follower celebration.

Why Did I Choose My URL: I am a creative person who loves writing and drawing and naturally one might assume that I’m great at coming up with names, when in fact I’m not.I chose my url because I wanted to use a quote from the series, and because I relate to Patton, though admittedly I’m probably a fusion between Virgil and Patton.

Following: 473 fantastic people!

Followed By: I have 227 followers–we officially passed the amount of followers on my main–that’s amazing! 

Average Hours Of Sleep: For this week it’s been like 5-8 hours? It’s not been a good week for sleep, tbh.

Lucky Number: 12 

Instruments: Piano, but like I’ve forgotten everything, lol. But I have done some singing! I’m a second-soprano ;)

Dream Job: Writer/Artist…maybe history/english teacher? Idk.

Dream Trip: I have always thought it’d be fun to visit the British Isles!

Fav Food: Peanut butter

Nationality: American

Fav Song(s): Tough question,  ummmm, current mood is Warriors by Imagine Dragons

Last Book I Read: A collection of short stories for school

Top 3 Fictional Universes I Want To Live In: Narnia, Star Wars and RWBY

Tagging 20 people here!

@a-whole-lot-of-screaming @virgillikespurple @fracture-a-femur @yourhappypappypatton @jade-dragon226-fan @thebettersidesofsanders @aplaceinthevoid @trashypansexual @actualcactuss @smokeyrutilequartz @ajax-blue @today-only-happens-once @catnibbleism @rose-gold-roman @ace-of-hufflepuffs @theotherella @that-one-invisible-chick @creativenostalgiastuff @repressedmusicalnerd @thats-so-crash + anyone who would like to do it!